What I'd really like is the option for Mobile Users of Field Maps the option to select (or deselect) layers-of-interest to download as "Offline Areas" for Field Collection. Is a thing like this possible?
Currently, I'm sitting at the tail end of a very long development process -but not so many notes of said process. I know some decisions were made along the way that I'd consider... not to have been given enough forethought; but those decisions were made by folks with more authority. Also, there are the processes that evolved from "workarounds" and the advice of various ESRI Technicians (things that may not make sense on the face of it, but trying to change it breaks important bits). Y'know, the usual.
We have a Service each containing spatial features of a Type: Points, Lines, and Polygons. Points are things like a building, a trap location, or a regular survey stop. Lines are firebreaks, roads, dikes, etc. Polygons tend to be property boundaries, fields of hay/misc., archaeological surveys, etc. Why they are provided as such? Esri said so, and it [at least used to] breaks otherwise.
Currently, each Service feeds it's own Map. Points Map, Lines Map, Areas Map. Each of which is visible and useable (able to be downloaded for in-the-boonies data collection) in Field Maps.
Every Feature has also got attached Maintenance tables. There's a LOT of data.
Even divided up like this (which is neither user-friendly nor efficient), you wouldn't want to see all of it. Downloading it to an offline map on your device is a chore.
Regardless of increased Internet Availability, quite a lot of my State doesn't have a connection. Or if a connection is available in a Field Office, it probably isn't a very good one. (This isn't an angry commentary about our internet options. We depend on those services! Its just the way it is.) Yeah, there are augmented technology solutions, but you also don't want to mess with a lot of extra stuff while driving a skid steer or a tractor.
I'm open to Suggestions for a more Appropriate way of arranging and offering layers/maps in Field Maps for Field Use.
I admit I misread one of the recent updates and thought it said users could choose to not load certain layers ...but later realized that it was in the context of layers which were incompatible with Offline Takeage on the fly. (Yes, that's a word now.)
Is it currently possible to present a Map in Field Maps, but give the User the options to only download Map Layers of their choice for Offline Use?
Even writing all of this out helped me brainstorm a bit. I will happily listen to any suggestions the Community may have. 🌪
